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RBA Glossary definition for financial markets
financial markets – A generic term for the markets in which financial instruments are traded. Financial instruments have no intrinsic value of themselves. They represent a claim over real assets or a future income stream. The four main financial markets are the foreign exchange market, the fixed interest or bond market, the share or equity market and the derivatives market.
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Statement on Monetary Policy
7 May 2024
SMP
The Reserve Bank issues a Statement on Monetary Policy four times a year. These statements assess current economic conditions and the prospects for inflation and output growth. These statements have replaced the Semi-Annual Statements on Monetary
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International and Foreign Exchange Markets
10 Aug 2006
SMP
– August 2006
The relatively calm conditions which characterised global financial markets over the past few years have been punctuated by several bouts of volatility in recent months. ... Having been widely anticipated, the announcement itself had little impact on
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/aug/intl-fx-mkts.html
Box C: Low Volatility in Financial Markets
7 Aug 2014
SMP
- August 2014
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2014/aug/pdf/box-c.pdf
Box B: Financial Market Volatility
7 Feb 2013
SMP
– February 2013
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2013/feb/pdf/box-b.pdf
Box A: Volatility in Global Financial Markets
5 Feb 2009
SMP
- February 2009
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/feb/pdf/box-a.pdf
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2009
SMP
– November 2009
Statement on Monetary Policy – November 2009 Domestic Financial Markets. The Reserve Bank Board increased its target for the overnight cash rate by 25 basis points in both October and November, to ... onset of the financial market turbulence in mid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 Nov 2008
SMP
– November 2008
More recently, as authorities (including those in Australia) have announced more aggressive measures to support financial markets and economic activity, bill spreads have narrowed considerably. ... payments. The large Australian banks continue to be less
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2008/nov/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2009
SMP
– May 2009
Listed non-financial companies' response to the turmoil in financial markets was evident in changes to the structure of their balance sheets over the December half 2008. ... Current levels of volatility are below the average since the onset of turbulence
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2009/may/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
10 Aug 2006
SMP
– August 2006
Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2006 Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions. ... The increase in volatility in recent months followed an unusually stable period in financial markets since early 2003.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/aug/dom-fin-mkts.html
Domestic Financial Markets
10 May 2006
SMP
– May 2006
Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2006 Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions. ... expectations. Spreads on corporate bonds – an indicator of financial market participants' perceptions of credit risk – are little changed since the time of the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2006/may/dom-fin-mkts.html